Can't unlock the screen in Ubuntu 14.10

[Matthieu Patou]

The bug is similar to the one reported in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1314095 (Unity Lockscreen in 14.04 can't unlock when using LDAP account)

The difference is that I don't have an LDAP account just a local one, the box was working well in 14.04 and after upgrade to 14.10 I can't unlock the screen.
Changing /sbin/unix_chkpwd to setuid does the trick too.

[Andrea Azzarone (azzar1)]

Does it work with gnomes screensaver?
On 6 Nov 2014 14:15, "Marco Trevisan (Treviño)" <[e-mail]> wrote:

> ** Tags added: lockscreen
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> ** Changed in: unity
> Status: New => Incomplete
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> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
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> ** Changed in: unity
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Andrea Azzarone (andyrock)
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> Title:
> Can't unlock the screen in Ubuntu 14.10
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> Status in Unity:
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> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
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> Bug description:
> The bug is similar to the one reported in
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1314095 (Unity
> Lockscreen in 14.04 can't unlock when using LDAP account)
>
> The difference is that I don't have an LDAP account just a local one,
> the box was working well in 14.04 and after upgrade to 14.10 I can't unlock
> the screen.
> Changing /sbin/unix_chkpwd to setuid does the trick too.
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[Gerardo (belverde)]

Same problem for me.

Lock screen works fine, but if I try to unlock after few minutes, I got the password prompt again.
I got access to my Ubuntu laptop (14.10) only forcing a power cycle, pressing the power button for 5 seconds.

Local user for me as well and it's probably hard to troubleshoot seen I cannot do anything but trying login.
FYI: If I put the wrong password, it recognizes the password is wrong.

If you need any further info from my side, please let me know.

Thanks

GF

[Matthieu Patou (mat-matws)]

@andrea: what do you mean with gnome-screensaver ? I'm using unity as far as I know I can't change the screensaver.

Also I found out that if I go to a terminal (ALT+F1) and kill -9 compiz then when I go back to the X11/Unity I can log correctly.
Seems related to compiz getting out of control (as plain kill didn't work).

@Gerardo: just use the terminal to kill compiz, then go back to the GUI and you should be able to log.

[Andrea Azzarone (azzar1)]

@Matthieu try to enable accessibility (like on screen keyboard, etc.) from the unity-control-center. Then try to lock the screen. gnome-screensaver should be running. Let me know if you can lock/unlock. Thanks!

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